Wednesday, December 18, 2013

The Bachelor Season 18: Juan Pablo Galavis--Preview & Spoilers

Season 18 of The Bachelor is set to premiere on Monday, January 6. Our new bachelor this season is the lovable Latin soccer player Juan Pablo Galavis, from Desiree's season of The Bachelorette. ABC is marketing this season by calling January "Juan-uary"...get it? They are loading us up on Juan by doing some specials on Sunday nights in the month of January. One of the specials will be the live wedding of Sean and Catherine.

I finally had some time to check out RealitySteve's spoilers. I know some people like spoilers and some don't. RealitySteve has the episode-by-episode spoilers of who gets dates, what they do, and who goes home, all the way up until the finale and who he chooses in the end. RealitySteve's record is pretty darn good, except he was totally wrong on who Des picked last season. He had everything right except for that. But before that, he had predicted and spoiled the 7 shows before that, so he does know what he's doing. He has some interesting thoughts on this season. He obviously has sources and knows 100% more than I do, so I'm just going by what he says. I'm going to give you the link to his website so you can read his thoughts and in-depth analysis of each episode. But, if you just want the basics, I'm going to post that here. But just so you know, this is based solely on what RealitySteve has researched. It might be wrong, it might be right...read and believe at your own risk.

WARNING: EVERYTHING POSTED BELOW IS GOING TO BE A SPOILER! If you don't want to know anything about this season ahead of time: STOP READING NOW!

Preview
RealitySteve has some very harsh thoughts about Juan Pablo. He is very skeptical about his intentions. Basically, he is saying that Juan Pablo has no intention of looking for a wife and mother for his daughter on this show. He believes his sole purpose for being on the show is for fame and to get into acting. He is pretty sure that we will be seeing him on the next season of Dancing with the Stars. He said that he doesn't believe he liked or cared about any of the women on the show, and didn't think that they really liked him all that much either. One reason for him thinking this is that he said that Juan Pablo has never dated a white girl in his life, and that's pretty much what this show is. Results below also add to his conclusion.

The Girls
Click here to view pictures and bios on ABC's website
Click here to view RealitySteve's info on the girls

Alexis Morgado - 24 - Communications Director (According to RealitySteve: Tampa Bay Lightning Girl, and works for her family's spice company) - Tampa, FL
Alli Restko - 26 - Nanny - Orland Park, IL
Amy Jokinen - 31 - Massage Therapist - Apopka, FL
Amy Long - 27 - Local News Reporter - Clemont, FL
Andi Dorfman - 26 - Assistant District Attorney - Atlanta, GA
Ashley Poe - 25 - 1st Grade Teacher - Roanoke, TX
Cassandra Ferguson - 21 - Former NBA Dancer (According to RealitySteve: Freelance Makeup Artist) - Shelby Township, MI
Chantel Forrest - 27 - Account Manager - Miami, FL
Chelsie Webster - 24 - Science Educator at COSI - Lexington, OH
Christine Llano - 23 - Police Support Specialist - Miami, FL
Christy Hansen - 24 - Marketing Manager (According to RealitySteve: also a Hair Stylist) - Aurora, IL
Clare Crawley - 32 - Hairstylist - Sacramento, CA
Danielle Ronco - 25 - Psychiatric Nurse - Litchfield, IL
Elise Mosca - 27 - 1st Grade Teacher - Forty Fort, PA
Kat Hurd - 29 - Medical Sales Rep (According to RealitySteve: also a Phoenix Suns Dancer) - Iowa City, IA
Kelly Travis - 27 - Dog Lover-it literally says that on ABC's website (According to RealitySteve: Executive Assistant at a Construction Company) - Conyers, GA
Kylie Lewis - 23 - Interior Designer (According to RealitySteve: Bartender) - Rockford, IL
Lacy Faddoul - 25 - Nursing Home Owner (According to RealitySteve: Model and Real Estate Agent) - Antelope Acres, CA
Lauren Higginson - 25 - Mineral Coordinator - Edmond, OK
Lauen Solomon - 26 - Piano Music Composer - Detroit, MI
Lucy Aragon - 26 - Free Spirit-it literally says that on ABC's website (According to RealitySteve: Model) - Santa Barbara, CA
Maggie Gantt - 24 - Banker - Wagener, SC
Nicki Ferrell - 26 - Pediatric Nurse - Kearney, MO
Renee Oteri - 32 - Real Estate Agent - Martha's Vineyard, MA
Sharleen Joynet - 29 - Opera Singer - Ottawa, Canada
Valerie Eredia - 26 - Personal Trainer - Sutter, CA
Victoria Lima - 24 - Legal Assistant - Porto Alegre, Brazil

Episode-By-Episode Spoilers
Click here for more in-depth detail on each episode, along with photos, from RealitySteve's website

Episode 1 (airing Jan. 6): Opening Night Limos and Cocktail Party
  • 27 girls will meet Juan Pablo on night 1
  • First Impression Rose: Sharleen
  • Rose Ceremony Eliminations (9): Alexis, Amy J, Ashley, Christine, Kylie, Lacy, Lauren H, Maggie, Valerie
  • Remaining Girls (18): Alli, Amy L, Andi, Cassandra, Chantel, Chelsie, Christy, Clare, Danielle, Elise, Kat, Kelly, Lauren S, Lucy, Nikki, Renee, Sharleen, Victoria 
Episode 2 (airing Jan. 13):
  • 1-on-1 Date: Clare (gets a rose)
  • 1-on-1 Date: Kat (gets a rose)
  • Group Date: Kelly gets the rose
  • No Date: Sharleen, Amy L, Danielle
  • Eliminated Before Rose Ceremony: Victoria
  • Rose Ceremony Eliminations (2, but 3 eliminated total): Amy L, Chantel
  • Remaining Girls (15): Alli, Andi, Cassandra, Chelsie, Christy, Clare, Danielle, Elise, Kat, Kelly, Lauren S, Lucy, Nikki, Renee, Sharleen
Episode 3 (airing Jan. 20):
  • 1-on-1 Date: Cassandra (gets a rose)
  • 1-on-1 Date: Chelsie (gets a rose)
  • Group Date: Nikki gets the rose
  • No Date: Kat, Clare, Elise
  • Rose Ceremony Eliminations (2): Christy, Lucy
  • Remaining Girls (13): Alli, Andi, Cassandra, Chelsie, Clare, Danielle, Elise, Kat, Kelly, Lauren S, Nikki, Renee, Sharleen
Episode 4 (airing Jan. 27): South Korea
  • 1-on-1 Date: Sharleen (gets a rose)
  • Group Date: Nikki gets the rose
  • Group Date: Andi gets the rose
  • Rose Ceremony Eliminations (2): Elise, Lauren S
  • Remaining Girls (11): Alli, Andi, Cassandra, Chelsie, Clare, Danielle, Kat, Kelly, Nikki, Renee, Sharleen
Episode 5 (airing Feb. 3): Vietnam
  • 1-on-1 Date: Renee (gets a rose)
  • 1-on-1 Date: Nikki (gets a rose)
  • Group Date: Clare gets the rose
  • Rose Ceremony Eliminations (3): Alli, Danielle, Kelly
  • Remaining Girls (8): Andi, Cassandra, Chelsie, Clare, Kat, Nikki, Renee, Sharleen
Episode 6 (airing Feb. 10): New Zealand
  • 1-on-1 Date: Andi (gets a rose)
  • 1-on-1 Date: Clare (gets a rose)
  • Group Date: Sharleen gets the rose
  • Eliminated Before Rose Ceremony: Cassandra (apparently it was even on her birthday)
  • Rose Ceremony Elimination (1, but 2 eliminated total): Kat
  • Remaining Girls (6): Andi, Chelsie, Clare, Nikki, Renee, Sharleen
Episode 7 (airing Feb. 17):
  • 1-on-1 Date: Sharleen (gets a rose)
  • 1-on-1 Date: Nikki (gets a rose)
  • Group Date: Andi gets the rose
  • Before Rose Ceremony Elimination: Sharleen eliminates herself
  • Rose Ceremony Eliminations (1, but 2 eliminated total): Chelsie
  • Remaining Girls (4): Andi, Clare, Nikki, Renee
Episode 8 (airing Feb. 24): Hometown Dates
  • Clare-Sacramento, CA
  • Nikki-Kansas City, MO
  • Andi-Roswell, GA
  • Renee-Sarasota, FL
  • Rose Ceremony Elimination (1): Renee
  • Remaining Girls (3): Andi, Clare, Nikki
Episode 9 (airing Mar. 3): St. Lucia Overnight Dates
  • Before Rose Ceremony Elimination: Andi eliminates herself
  • Remaining Girls (2): Clare and Nikki
Episode 10 (airing Mar. 10): Women Tell All

Episode 11 (airing Mar. 17):
  • Final 2: Nikki and Clare
  • HE CHOOSES NIKKI...BUT HE DOES NOT PROPOSE
Final Thoughts
Part of the reason why RealitySteve thinks that Juan Pablo isn't in this for love, and why he doesn't think the girls are into him is the fact that 2 girls (even at very late stages in the competition) eliminate themselves! And then, he doesn't propose at the end...that hasn't happened for awhile. RealitySteve doubts that they will still be together by the time the After the Final Rose airs. If they are still together, it will probably be for show.

As with most seasons, many of these girls are already in other relationships, so it didn't take them too long to get over Juan Pablo.

Another interesting thing for the season is that Nikki, the girl he picks in the end, is said to be the bitch of the house, who no one likes. Great. It looks like we're in for another season like Ben's where he picks the most awful person (like when Ben chose Courtney). RealitySteve is curious to see how they edit the series knowing she is the winner. Will they try to show a better edit of her so she doesn't come off so awful? RealitySteve doesn't think that will be possible if she is as nasty as what he's heard. It sounds like she never has anything nice to say about anyone.

Sounds like it should be another exciting season. It will be interesting to see how things play out, and how accurate RealitySteve is with his information this year.

A special thanks to RealitySteve for digging up the dirt and providing all of these spoiler details.

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